The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse…

Pope Benedict XVI
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The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse to be perceived as mere objects of pleasure. ✨ Pope Benedict XVI (2011). Holiness Is Always in Season, p.320, Ignatius Press
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The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse to be perceived as mere objects of pleasure. ✨ Pope Benedict XVI (2011). Holiness Is Always in Season, p.320, Ignatius Press

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